Artis Leon Ivey Jr. was mostly raised in Compton after being born in Los Angeles, California on August 1, 1963.
Ivey’s mother, a factory worker, separated from his carpenter father when he was eight years old, and they then relocated to Compton. Ivey, who had terrible asthma as a boy, frequently went to his neighbourhood library.
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Coolio was a Grammy-winning American rapper and actor who died with a net worth of $1.5 million.
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As a teenager, he began rapping and earned the nickname Coolio Iglesias, after Spanish singer Julio Iglesias, which was later shortened to Coolio.
He was arrested for bringing a weapon to school and was sentenced to prison for larceny. As his life in Compton deteriorated in the 1980s, he became addicted to crack cocaine, but he quit after spending time in San Jose with his father. Before becoming a rapper, he worked in jobs such as volunteer firefighting and security at Los Angeles International Airport after attending Compton Community College.
